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ἄνομος G459
G459 is the Greek word ἄνομος, transliterated ánomos. The King James Version most often renders it without law.
What it means
lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked.
Where it comes from
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G3551 (νόμος).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: without law, lawless, transgressor, unlawful, wicked.
Verses using ἄνομος
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Luke 22:37 · KJV
For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
Acts 2:23 · KJV
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
1 Corinthians 9:21 · KJV
To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 · KJV
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
1 Timothy 1:9 · KJV
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
2 Peter 2:8 · KJV
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Common questions
What does Strong's G459 mean?
G459 is the Greek word ἄνομος (ánomos), meaning lawless, i.e. (negatively) not subject to (the Jewish) law; (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked.
How is G459 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it without law (4 times), wicked (2 times), transgressors (1 time), lawless (1 time), unlawful (1 time).
How many times does G459 appear in the Bible?
ἄνομος (ánomos) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G459 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G3551 (νόμος).
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